[syslinux] 6.xx vesamenu and misc issues

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Wed Jun 26 12:56:59 PDT 2013


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> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:00:46 +0300
> From: Ady <ady-sf op hotmail.com>
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> Subject: 6.xx vesamenu and misc issues
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> Hello,
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> Testing vesamenu.c32 5.11-pre2 and 6.01-pre2 in Vbox 4.2.12, the 
> [menu] labels are not seen in 6.xx.
> 
> Attached are 2 floppy images and 2 screenshots (resolution 800x600, 
> png format), all in one gzip archive (801'468 bytes in total).
> 
> SYSLINUX was installed in each floppy image with respective 
> syslinux.exe.
> 
> All files are from 'BIOS' and all tested in 'BIOS' VMs, not EFI.
> 
> I have also tested in VMWare Player 5.02 with same results.
> 
> Also tested with other (non-default) 'menu color' settings and with 
> different background pictures, with similar results. The specific 
> colors might be different in each case, but in all cases the labels 
> are not seen when booting with vesamenu.c32 6.xx.
> 
> The arrow keys are working, and labels can be selected and executed 
> correctly. The only issue is that the [menu] labels (aka. the menu 
> entry text) are not seen with vesamenu.c32. In all cases, menu.c32 
> works correctly and it is displayed correctly.
> 
> This report is independent of other respective issues in 5.xx and 
> 6.xx. As a partial reminder:
> _ ASCII24+LSS16+newline
> _ LOCALBOOT
> _CTRL+C
> _DISPLAY FILES and Fn
> _In 6.xx, CONFIG directive fails (no error messages)
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> TIA,
> Ady.
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A few days available as http://rosa.stappers.nl/ff/vesamenu6.tar.gz




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